Week 1, 2046

played in Carolina, NC

72 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	3	7	3	-	20
Carolina Panthers	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 CAR - Denzel Adams 6 run (Glen Farley extra point)
1Q: 01:05 NOS - Jason Matesky 14 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 09:09 CAR - Glen Farley 18 field goal
2Q: 01:50 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 19 field goal
3Q: 09:50 CAR - Glen Farley 24 field goal
3Q: 07:14 NOS - Tony Peele 38 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
4Q: 06:03 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 CAR - Denzel Adams 6 run (Glen Farley extra point)
1Q: 01:05 NOS - Jason Matesky 14 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 09:09 CAR - Glen Farley 18 field goal
2Q: 01:50 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 19 field goal
3Q: 09:50 CAR - Glen Farley 24 field goal
3Q: 07:14 NOS - Tony Peele 38 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
4Q: 06:03 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 23 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 19
- by Rushing 11 8
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 423 356
- Offensive Plays 69 59
- Yards per Play 6.13 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 211 134
- Rushing Attempts 39 28
- Yards per Rush 5.41 4.79
Net Passing Yards 212 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 1 31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 228 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.07 7.16
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:41 26:19

Team Statistics	NOS	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	19
- by Rushing	11	8
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	423	356
- Offensive Plays	69	59
- Yards per Play	6.13	6.03
Net Rushing Yards	211	134
- Rushing Attempts	39	28
- Yards per Rush	5.41	4.79
Net Passing Yards	212	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 1	31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	228	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.07	7.16
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:41	26:19

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:37	OWN 28	6	18	Punt
1	7:22	4:11	OWN 25	9	47	Downs
1	1:39	0:43	OPP 24	2	24	Touchdown
2	9:02	7:17	OWN 25	14	73	Field Goal
3	9:43	2:48	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	5:01	3:58	OWN 20	8	35	Interception
3	0:07	2:02	OWN 7	5	16	Punt
4	11:44	5:46	OWN 35	11	59	Field Goal
4	3:13	3:13	OWN 4	8	91	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:23	4:01	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
1	3:11	1:32	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
1	0:56	6:54	OWN 25	13	74	Field Goal
2	1:45	1:45	OWN 25	6	71	Half
3	15:00	5:17	OWN 25	13	68	Field Goal
3	6:55	1:54	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
3	1:03	0:56	OWN 40	4	10	Punt
4	13:05	1:21	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
4	5:58	2:45	OWN 25	6	26	Punt

Game MVP: Francisco Helms, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dwight Franken	21	139	6.62	56	4
RB Alejandro Whiting	10	37	3.70	10	1
QB Kendall Siever	7	28	4.00	9	0
WR Arturo Marshall	1	7	7.00	7	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Denzel Adams	19	93	4.89	19	4	1
RB Jim Dole	8	29	3.63	9	0	0
QB Theodore Moe	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall Siever	27	18	228	3/16	2	38	1	102.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Theodore Moe	31	18	222	0/0	0	48	0	80.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marlon Brewer	5	6	50	10.00	18	13	0
WR Joe Howard	5	5	48	9.60	17	26	0
TE Jason Matesky	4	8	69	17.25	31	30	1
TE Tony Peele	2	2	43	21.50	14	38	1
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Alejandro Whiting	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Victor Buckley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Logan Blake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gage Bowser	6	9	65	10.83	19	31
WR Kurt Guthrie	4	5	88	22.00	8	48
TE Timothy Smithen	3	8	28	9.33	2	18
TE Clifton O'Neill	2	2	33	16.50	21	19
TE Brady Lane	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
FB Marlon Hellestrae	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Jackie Rafalski	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Denzel Adams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Les Pietrzyk	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Donnell Thompson	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Kurt Guthrie	1	0	0	0
TE Brady Lane	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	2	78	39.0	39.0	40	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amos Breiten	5	180	36.0	31.6	53	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	2	22	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	1	24	24.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Salvador Brewster	8	0	0.0	27	30
OLB Donnell Thompson	7	3	0.0	28	21
ILB Ike Grui	5	2	0.0	28	30
S Tyler Worden	5	0	0.0	28	31
OLB Rick O'Donnell	4	1	0.0	16	18
S Santiago Caldwell	4	0	0.0	25	30
DE J.R. Turnbull	3	1	0.0	14	18
DT Damon Tate	2	1	0.0	16	11
S Frederick Hanlin	1	1	0.0	16	19
S Carlton Stephenson	1	1	0.0	15	13
DE Jake Kagan	1	1	0.0	15	16
CB Tim Babin	1	0	0.0	4	11
TE Jason Matesky	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Edwin Lyubashevsky	1	0	0.0	0	10
S Barry Moorehead	1	0	0.0	14	15
CB Philip Sparrow	1	0	0.0	22	19
DE Damon Springer	0	1	0.0	24	16

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dana Bethel	6	6	0.0	35	18
OLB Robert Bradford	6	1	0.0	39	29
S Stephen Hrynewych	6	1	0.0	18	23
CB Caiden Schultz	6	0	0.0	32	21
CB Drew O'Toole	5	2	0.0	37	25
S Collin Chapman	5	1	0.0	33	29
S Donte Heaton	5	1	0.0	28	8
DE Donald Hetherington	4	1	1.5	32	15
DE Xavier Houston	4	0	1.5	32	23
DT Lincoln Kidman	4	1	0.0	31	20
CB Les Pietrzyk	4	0	0.0	37	29
OLB Steven Burke	2	0	0.0	33	29
ILB Christian David	0	1	0.0	12	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jay Stark	1	2	0	24
OLB Rick O'Donnell	1	0	0	18
DE Jake Kagan	0	2	0	16
DE Aidan Butler	0	1	0	9
ILB Ike Grui	0	1	0	30
DE Damon Springer	0	0	1	16
DE Salvador Brewster	0	0	1	30

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Xavier Houston	1.5	0	1	0	23
DE Donald Hetherington	1.5	0	0	1	15
CB Drew O'Toole	0.0	1	1	0	25
DT Walter Bishop	0.0	0	1	0	11
DE Fernando Muscarella	0.0	0	1	0	7
DT Reggie Heath	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tyler Worden	5	0	31
DE Salvador Brewster	3	0	30
OLB Donnell Thompson	2	0	21
ILB Ike Grui	2	0	30
CB Philip Sparrow	1	1	19
CB Tim Babin	1	0	11
OLB Rick O'Donnell	1	0	18
S Carlton Stephenson	1	0	13
S Santiago Caldwell	1	0	30
OLB Edwin Lyubashevsky	1	0	10
S Frederick Hanlin	0	1	19

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Stephen Hrynewych	6	0	0	23
CB Les Pietrzyk	4	1	1	29
OLB Robert Bradford	4	0	0	29
CB Caiden Schultz	2	0	0	21
OLB Steven Burke	1	0	0	29
CB Drew O'Toole	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Francisco Helms	7	10	2	39	0	30
T Sean Oxenby	5	6	2	39	1	30
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	1	8	0	39	0	30
G Lincoln McKnight	1	3	0	39	1	30
G Stephen Cunningham	0	7	0	39	0	30
RB Alejandro Whiting	0	0	0	13	1	21

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Tim Schneider	5	9	28	31
G Trey Brown	3	6	28	31
T Ezekiel Calvin	3	3	28	31
T Nickolas McElroy	1	2	28	31
C Jimmy Maloney	0	4	24	23
C Andre Devries	0	2	4	8
TE Timothy Smithen	0	1	12	22

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Marcos Norris	1	14

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Guthrie	1	18
Robert Bradford	1	17
Trey Brown	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Marlon Brewer	38	28	---	---	9	75
G Lincoln McKnight	39	30	---	---	4	73
S Tyler Worden	---	---	28	31	13	72
QB Kendall Siever	39	30	---	---	---	69
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	39	30	---	---	---	69
T Sean Oxenby	39	30	---	---	---	69
C Francisco Helms	39	30	---	---	---	69
G Stephen Cunningham	39	30	---	---	---	69
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	28	30	11	69
WR Joe Howard	38	29	---	---	---	67
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	25	30	10	65
TE Jason Matesky	31	29	---	---	4	64
DE Salvador Brewster	---	---	27	30	2	59
WR Dashawn Nixon	33	12	---	---	9	54
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	28	21	1	50
CB Philip Sparrow	---	---	22	19	5	46
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	14	15	16	45
RB Dwight Franken	24	7	---	---	13	44
DE Damon Springer	---	---	24	16	1	41
DT Jay Stark	---	---	13	24	1	38
OLB Rick O'Donnell	---	---	16	18	3	37
DE Jake Kagan	---	---	15	16	6	37
S Frederick Hanlin	---	---	16	19	1	36
TE Tony Peele	3	14	---	---	18	35
RB Alejandro Whiting	13	21	---	---	---	34
DE J.R. Turnbull	---	---	14	18	1	33
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	15	13	1	29
FB Logan Blake	5	8	---	---	16	29
DT Damon Tate	---	---	16	11	1	28
WR Victor Buckley	6	1	---	---	16	23
CB Tim Babin	---	---	4	11	1	16
OLB Marcos Norris	---	---	0	0	14	14
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	3	9	1	13
S Gary Roe	---	---	0	0	13	13
OLB Edwin Lyubashevsky	---	---	0	10	1	11
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Brandon Giles	---	---	0	0	5	5
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Les Massa	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Freddie Morton	0	0	---	---	4	4
FB Stanley Russell	1	1	---	---	---	2
WR Arturo Marshall	2	0	---	---	---	2
TE Taylor Edwards	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Jackson Karau	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Peyton Mann	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	39	29	17	85
CB Les Pietrzyk	---	---	37	29	18	84
S Collin Chapman	---	---	33	29	13	75
CB Drew O'Toole	---	---	37	25	12	74
WR Gage Bowser	28	31	---	---	8	67
WR Kurt Guthrie	26	23	---	---	18	67
G Trey Brown	28	31	---	---	7	66
OLB Steven Burke	---	---	33	29	2	64
G Tim Schneider	28	31	---	---	2	61
T Nickolas McElroy	28	31	---	---	---	59
QB Theodore Moe	28	31	---	---	---	59
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	32	23	4	59
TE Brady Lane	28	31	---	---	---	59
T Ezekiel Calvin	28	31	---	---	---	59
CB Caiden Schultz	---	---	32	21	2	55
DT Lincoln Kidman	---	---	31	20	2	53
ILB Dana Bethel	---	---	35	18	---	53
C Jimmy Maloney	24	23	---	---	---	47
DE Donald Hetherington	---	---	32	15	---	47
RB Denzel Adams	20	18	---	---	8	46
S Stephen Hrynewych	---	---	18	23	2	43
S Donte Heaton	---	---	28	8	---	36
ILB Christian David	---	---	12	22	2	36
TE Timothy Smithen	12	22	---	---	---	34
WR Lewis Jorg	14	4	---	---	10	28
DT Reggie Heath	---	---	8	15	2	25
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	8	11	1	20
RB J.R. Pleasant	0	0	---	---	18	18
RB Jim Dole	8	7	---	---	1	16
OLB Javier Denning	---	---	0	0	16	16
DE Fernando Muscarella	---	---	6	7	2	15
TE Clifton O'Neill	2	3	---	---	7	12
FB Marlon Hellestrae	2	10	---	---	---	12
C Andre Devries	4	8	---	---	---	12
T Quinn Sudano	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Dillon Carter	---	---	2	5	1	8
P Amos Breiten	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Arnie Tygart	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Harold Naughton	---	---	6	1	---	7
G Arnold Becker	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Pat Hirsch	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Jackie Rafalski	0	5	---	---	---	5
WR R.J. Piotte	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Dwayne Powenski	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Warren Meinke	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	73	18.3
Middle	28	108	3.9
Right	6	31	5.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	15	102	6.8
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall Siever	27	18	3	1	0	1	5	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Theodore Moe	31	18	3	2	1	2	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	43	14.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	57	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	90	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	38	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	60	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	26	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	106	26.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jason Matesky	8	4	69	1	29
WR Marlon Brewer	6	5	50	0	28
WR Joe Howard	5	5	48	1	29
TE Tony Peele	2	2	43	1	14
WR Dashawn Nixon	2	1	11	0	12
RB Alejandro Whiting	2	1	7	0	21
WR Victor Buckley	1	0	0	0	1
FB Logan Blake	1	0	0	0	8

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gage Bowser	9	6	0	65	1	31
TE Timothy Smithen	8	3	1	28	0	22
WR Kurt Guthrie	5	4	0	88	2	23
TE Brady Lane	3	1	0	8	0	31
TE Clifton O'Neill	2	2	0	33	0	3
RB Denzel Adams	2	0	0	0	0	18
FB Marlon Hellestrae	1	1	0	-1	0	10
RB Jackie Rafalski	1	1	0	1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dwight Franken	3	5	1.67	6.62
QB Kendall Siever	2	4	2.00	4.00
WR Arturo Marshall	1	7	7.00	7.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Adams	3	6	2.00	4.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendall Siever	5	4	39	7.80	8.44

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Theodore Moe	8	4	31	3.88	7.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Matesky	2	2	31	15.50	8.63
TE Tony Peele	1	1	5	5.00	21.50
WR Marlon Brewer	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Joe Howard	1	1	3	3.00	9.60

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gage Bowser	4	3	28	7.00	7.22
TE Timothy Smithen	2	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Kurt Guthrie	1	1	3	3.00	17.60
RB Denzel Adams	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kendall Siever	2	1
RB Dwight Franken	2	2
RB Alejandro Whiting	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Denzel Adams	2	1
RB Jim Dole	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall Siever	12	7	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Theodore Moe	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marlon Brewer	4	3	3
TE Jason Matesky	4	2	1
TE Tony Peele	1	1	1
WR Joe Howard	1	1	1
RB Alejandro Whiting	1	0	0
FB Logan Blake	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gage Bowser	4	3	3
WR Kurt Guthrie	2	1	1
TE Timothy Smithen	2	0	0
TE Brady Lane	1	0	0
RB Denzel Adams	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (19,800)
End Zone 10,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (19,800)
End Zone	10,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (7,500)